I have missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game winning shot, and I missed. I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. – Michael Jordan
Unfortunately in attending outdoor ArtFests the weather can make or break your sales. In NJ, the weather was not particularly helpful. On Friday, we drove through calf deep water to get to our hotel. Our setup doesn’t take that long and we were concerned about wind and rain overnight, so we decided to set up early on Saturday. We were very lucky that our assigned location was relatively dry, others not so much. In comparison to Harrisburg, the crowds were light. Two of three comments on ArtFairInsiders indicated that people did not generally do well, although a few did quite well. I am sure the weather was a factor and the crowd seemed small to me, but it seemed that those who bought were largely, although not entirely, looking for beach related scenes for their beach homes. I saw a lot of art work go from a booth where the photographer specialized in beach scenes.
Personal thanks to Lin Warren for stopping by my booth and giving me some great advice in response to my telling her I was relatively new and not making much progress.
So once more I didn’t make my costs, but one more show to go (Bel Air in the fall) before I decide how to proceed.